Awards Analysis: Anya Taylor-Joy and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ are ready to put the competition in checkmate

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Awards Analysis: Anya Taylor-Joy and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ are ready to put the competition in checkmate

Tyler Doster November 23, 2020

My grandfather taught me how to play chess at a young age, probably around 11 or 12 years old. I remember being fascinated with the... Read More

Interview: Mary Holland on the deliberate subversion of the queer rom-com ‘Happiest Season’

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Interview: Mary Holland on the deliberate subversion of the queer rom-com ‘Happiest Season’

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone November 23, 2020

Holiday rom-coms: they’re not just for straight people anymore! In Happiest Season, Abby (Kristen Stewart) and Harper (Mackenzie Davis) play a lesbian couple visiting Harper’s... Read More

Academy Museum installs last surviving shark model from ‘Jaws’ [VIDEO]

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Academy Museum installs last surviving shark model from ‘Jaws’ [VIDEO]

Erik Anderson November 23, 2020

The week-long installation completed Friday, November 20, 2020 The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures completed installation of one of the most iconic objects from its... Read More

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between The World And Me’ podcast to stream free on HBO Max beginning November 25

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Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between The World And Me’ podcast to stream free on HBO Max beginning November 25

Erik Anderson November 23, 2020

Featuring Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Angela Davis, Alicia Garza, Clifford “T.I.” Harris, Jharrel Jerome, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Ledisi, Janet Mock, Joe Morton, Wendell Pierce, Phylicia... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (November)

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• Visual Effects

2021 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (November)

Erik Anderson November 23, 2020

She’s back. After months of moving dates and deliberations, Warner Bros dropped a bombshell announcement last week that Wonder Woman 1984 would be released simultaneously... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (November)

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• Animated Feature

2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (November)

Erik Anderson November 23, 2020

A pretty immovable top 3 once again but new this month is the Studio Ghibli offering Earwig and the Witch form Gorô Miyazaki, son of... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (November)

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• Documentary Feature

2021 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (November)

Erik Anderson November 23, 2020

The Documentary Feature is a constantly moving piece, volatile even. The Critics Choice Documentary Awards already announced their winner, Dick Johnson is Dead, but they’ve... Read More

63rd Grammy Nomination Predictions: Expect The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, Fiona Apple to score

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63rd Grammy Nomination Predictions: Expect The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, Fiona Apple to score

K.B. Denis November 23, 2020

If there was one bright spot in this disaster of a year, it was the music. 2020 gifted us paradigm-shifting albums across genres, a full-fledged... Read More

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Dominatrix”

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Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Dominatrix”

Daniel Trainor November 22, 2020

For the third week in a row, our ladies are in Portugal, which means it’s time for more poncha and more instances of Candiace Dillard... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (November)

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• Sound

2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (November)

Erik Anderson November 22, 2020

The Prom could be music to the ears of the sound branch of the Academy as one of the very few true musicals this year.... Read More